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Written in English
Swedesburg, Jan. 28, 1892
Dear Swan: In God we trust.
I received your letter yesterday. I think it is a wonder you did not receive my letter before monday. I hear you have been in Des Moines again. I wonder why they did not call you there. But I guess it was for our best that you did not. I should think that you would take more pride in working up a new and poor congregation than to come to an old one. At best, if God wants us there we are willing to go. I will not say anything more. You know I am not aquatinted any place so I can not decide. I have to leave that to you and where you think you would have the best chance to practice and improve as [a] minister. I think you ought to go because you would have good of it afterwards. I don't mean that you are a poor minister but I know every minister needs practice, and I think a young minister will get ways first that will be apt to follow afterwards. I am so glad that you were not on that train to Des Moines when that accident happened. We can not enough thank God for His mercy against us. I have dreamt many nights in a row that you have been here. Mother also dreamt that you were here the other night. Tonight I got a letter from cousin Ella. She has been sick but is well now. Her little brother Elmer is much troubled with his throat she wrote "the tonsils on both sides were enlarged so he could scarcely breathe, the doctor cut it out on one side and he got better but he will soon have to have the others side operated." He is about Leons age. Aunt Emma has scrofula [a form of tuberculosis] it might be a toutch [sic]of that. We are all well for the present. We sew carpetrags nowadays for the kitchen. Last sunday Ingrid and I were home from church. The Morgans, Ingmansons, Peter Andersons Olsons & uncles [were here]. With company and all we were 40 for dinner last sunday - so Ingrid and I had to wash pretty near all day but still we had a pleasant time (Father read loud most all afternoon). But I would not like to have so mutch company every sunday for dinner. When will you come and visit me again? Bring is better now. Randolph has went out to ...?.... but will soon be back. The congregation where he is going to work in is Sanford Conn. I suppose it is only new settlers there. Haterins is going to Texas to a new counry [?] where its only new settlers, quite a change for Haterins. I must now close with greetings from us all, Your Josephine.
P.s. I will now give you a kiss goodnight.

Written in English
Swedesburg, Jan. 28, 1892
Dear Swan: In God we trust.
I received your letter yesterday. I think it is a wonder you did not receive my letter before monday. I hear you have been in Des Moines again. I wonder why they did not call you there. But I guess it was for our best that you did not. I should think that you would take more pride in working up a new and poor congregation than to come to an old one. At best, if God wants us there we are willing to go. I will not say anything more. You know I am not aquatinted any place so I can not decide. I have to leave that to you and where you think you would have the best chance to practice and improve as [a] minister. I think you ought to go because you would have good of it afterwards. I don't mean that you are a poor minister but I know every minister needs practice, and I think a young minister will get ways first that will be apt to follow afterwards. I am so glad that you were not on that train to Des Moines when that accident happened. We can not enough thank God for His mercy against us. I have dreamt many nights in a row that you have been here. Mother also dreamt that you were here the other night. Tonight I got a letter from cousin Ella. She has been sick but is well now. Her little brother Elmer is much troubled with his throat she wrote "the tonsils on both sides were enlarged so he could scarcely breathe, the doctor cut it out on one side and he got better but he will soon have to have the others side operated." He is about Leons age. Aunt Emma has scrofula [a form of tuberculosis] it might be a toutch [sic]of that. We are all well for the present. We sew carpetrags nowadays for the kitchen. Last sunday Ingrid and I were home from church. The Morgans, Ingmansons, Peter Andersons Olsons & uncles [were here]. With company and all we were 40 for dinner last sunday - so Ingrid and I had to wash pretty near all day but still we had a pleasant time (Father read loud most all afternoon). But I would not like to have so mutch company every sunday for dinner. When will you come and visit me again? Bring is better now. Randolph has went out to ...?.... but will soon be back. The congregation where he is going to work in is Sanford Conn. I suppose it is only new settlers there. Haterins is going to Texas to a new counry [?] where its only new settlers, quite a change for Haterins. I must now close with greetings from us all, Your Josephine.
P.s. I will now give you a kiss goodnight.